Samantha Tio (Mintio) is a lens-based visual artist. She uses analog and experimental imaging techniques in her works to create layers that condense meaning, space, and time.
In her solo-practice, she photographs landscapes with the use of film photography, in performative and meditative ways. While in her collaborative practice, she works with communities to tell their stories, using natural materials or environments to convey them. As an artist who is actively involved in civic engagement, she founded Ketemu Project, an art organization based in Indonesia.
Ketemu facilitates artist-in-residency programs as well as projects addressing social issues. Samantha is also the Co:founder of Co:Creation Workshop.